Samsung unveils Galaxy A3 and A5 ultra slim smartphones

Samsung Electronics has announced two new smartphones in the Galaxy series, the Galaxy A3 and the Galaxy A5. These handsets are ultra slim and comes packed within a full metal uni-body design. The pricing details are not yet revealed, these handsets will be made available in November 2014 in select markets.

The Samsung Galaxy A3 weighs just about 111 grams and is 6.9mm thick. A3 runs KitKat over a 4.5 inch Super AMOLED screen with qHD resolution. It is powered by a 1.2GHz quad core processor. There is 1GB RAM, 16GB storage and micro SD slot that supports up to 64GB external cards.

The Galaxy A5 is even slimmer with a 6.7mm thickness. It weighs about 123 grams and runs KitKat out of the box. A5 is powered by quad core processor clocked at 1.2GHz and is packed with 2GB RAM, 16GB storage and 64GB external card support.

The A5 comes with a 5 inch super AMOLED screen with 1280 x 720 pixels resolution. There is 13MP rear camera (AF) with Led flash support and a 5MP on the front. Key features are 4G, 3G, 2G, NFC, Bluetooth, Ultra power saving mode and GPS. This handset comes with a 2300 mAh battery.

This may not help until the pricing is correct. Anyhow, people are slowly forgetting Samsung. Those days are gone when did monopoly. If they are not realising this, they are nearing the end of their days. Wake up Samsung.

I think these models will be a hit if Samsung will price them competetively like Mi, OPO and Nubia series of phones in the price range of Rs. 18000/- to Rs. 25000/-. But to do so Samsung will have to get rid of their ego of being a reputed and high end brand. If Samsung wants to continue being the leader in mobile phone business in future also they have to price their phones competetively as the opportunity of growth in mobile phone business in future is more in the developing countries like India and the markets in the developing countries are very price sensitive. Samsung will still be able to cover up the losses for selling their phones at lower price with higher volume.